Awareness as a policy lever Webinar 3 10.00 11:00 BST 4 April 2016 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Awareness as a policy lever Webinar 3 10.00 – 11:00 BST 4 April 2016 #ToolsForChange

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Jeff Lazarus Editor-in-Chief of Hepatology, Medicine and Policy & Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Partha S Mukherjee, PhD (CU), Raquel Peck PGDPHN (PHFI) CEO, World Hepatitis Alliance Project Director & Chief Functionary, @RaqPeck Liver Foundation, West Bengal, India Tara Farrell Communications Manager, World Hepatitis Alliance @JVLazarus #ToolsForChange 2

Agenda Topic Speaker  Awareness as a policy lever Raquel Peck  WHA member case study Partha S Mukherjee  Creating awareness through social media Raquel Peck  Introduction to the Global Elimination Movement Tara Farrell #ToolsForChange 3

Awareness as a policy lever Raquel Peck CEO, World Hepatitis Alliance #ToolsForChange @RaqPeck 4

WHA Member Case Study Partha S Mukherjee, PhD (CU), PGDPHN (PHFI) Project Director & Chief Functionary, Liver Foundation, West Bengal, India #ToolsForChange 5

West Bengal • West Bengal – India’s 4 th -most populated state with over 91 million • 40 million people are HBV carriers and 15-18 million are living with HCV % prevalence of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) HAV HBV HCV HEV 20% 49% 25% 6% In India, anti-HCVsero-prevalence is 1-1.15% while in West Bengal it is 0.87%.

‘Pledge to prevent hepatitis’ activity for WHD 2014 Pledge-Instrument #ToolsForChange 7

Fig: ‘Sera Bangali ’ recipient, renowned Actor Mr. Debshankar Haldar delivering his speech to encourage people on making a Hepatitis free World…

Creating awareness through social media Raquel Peck CEO, World Hepatitis Alliance #ToolsForChange @RaqPeck 9

Launch campaigns #ToolsForChange 10

Reach more people #ToolsForChange 11

Top tips for using social media to create awareness • Use a set of common hashtags and promote it with your network e.g. #WHD2016 / #NOhep /#hepatitis • Develop and localise materials e.g. infographics, images etc. • Stay connected with similar organisations in your network • Follow and connect with traditional media • Share regular stories and updates • Have conversations

DISCUSSION / QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS How to ask a question You can submit a question by typing it in the Questions section in your meeting control panel #ToolsForChange 13

Introduction to the Global Elimination Movement Tara Farrell Communications Manager, World Hepatitis Alliance #ToolsForChange 14

Why a movement & why now? • World Hepatitis Day is the only unifying moment • A strong call from the hepatitis community for a global movement • 2016 is a critical opportunity – WHO Elimination Strategy & SDGs • Movement needed to unify the community and beyond to ensure commitments are met and the elimination goal is achieved by 2030

A movement to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030 #NOhep

What does NOhep do? • Connects people across the world who have a common goal of eliminating a global killer • Lobbies governments and international organisations to make sure they drive action to eliminate viral hepatitis • Inspires people and tells powerful stories of the achievements of people living with viral hepatitis • Mobilises supporters across the globe to be part of the next greatest achievement • Campaigns for a world where people have access to life saving interventions and do not suffer discrimination #NOhep

How can you support? • Sign up to NOhep ( you can sign up from the end of 25 April via the WHD website ) • Use the NOhep logo on your website and on your materials • Use the #NOhep hashtag on social media • Join the NOhep Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter (launched on 28 July • Incorporate NOhep into your activities on World Hepatitis Day 2016 #NOhep

Next steps • WHD website and materials launched: w/c 25 April • Elimination infographic video launched to coincide with the World Health Assembly: 27 May (TBC) • World Hepatitis Day and launch of NOhep website: 28 July #NOhep

• Tune in to the 7pm BST webinar to hear from Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Senior Advisor to Under-Secretary-General of UN Women & Head of HeForShe Initiative

DISCUSSION / QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS How to ask a question You can submit a question by typing it in the ‘Questions’ section in your meeting control panel #ToolsForChange 21

SUMMARY AND CLOSE Jeff Lazarus Editor-in-Chief of Hepatology, Medicine and Policy & Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark @JVLazarus #ToolsForChange 22

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING #ToolsForChange 23